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- Candidate for Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice - Place 1Candidate2026View Position
- Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice - Place 1Incumbent2025 – 2026
- Candidate for Texas Supreme Court Justice - Place 2Candidate2024
- Texas Supreme Court Justice - Place 22019 – 2024
Other Candidates for Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice - Place 1
Cory Carlyle
Democratic
Maggie Ellis
Democratic
About Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice - Place 1
The Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court has significant influence in the selection of cases for review, presides when oral arguments are held, and leads the discussion of cases among the justices. Additionally, when the court renders an opinion, the chief justice, if in the majority, chooses who writes the court's opinion.
- Term length
- 2025 – 2026
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
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